Car-truck



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GAB TRUCK. No. 322,741. Patented July 21,1885.

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GAR TRUCK.

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OF LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,741, dated July 21, 1885.

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To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Monrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lehighton, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Trucks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to iron trucks for railway-ears, and particularly to the iron diamond truck; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter set forth, whereby the loosening and twisting of the parts of the truck resulting from the torsional strain incident to turning curves are prevented,and astrong truck is provided which is capable of carrying very heavy loads.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure I is a plan view of a railway-truck embodying my invention, of the kind known as a diamond truck. Fig. II is a side view of the same, showing the ends of brace-rods; and Fig. III is an end View of the truck. Figs. IV, V, and VI are respectively plan, side, and end views of a railway-truck embodying my invention, of the kind known as a diamond swing-beam truck.

A represents the side frames of the truck, which are centrally connected together by means of a transverse bar or bolster, B, and channel-bar O. The axles of the truck are shown at a a.

D represents the spring-plates on which the truck-springs rest; E E, the columns on either side of the springs, through which pass the vertical bolts 6, each of said columns being provided on the outer side with a lug or ear, F, perforated horizontally.

G G are iron brace-rods,which are crossed, as shown in Figs. I and 1V, and have their end portions passing through the perforations in said ears F, and threaded for the reception of securing-nuts 9.

be trued up and straightened by means of the diagonal braces or rodsG G and their respective nuts. 7 Jam-nuts are provided to prevent the nuts 9 from working loose.

It will be apparent that the construction described is comparatively simple and inexpensive, and the parts capable of easy mani pulation.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in arailway-car truck having open ends, of side frames, a central connecting bar or bolster, a pair of diagonal braces or rods crossing one another, and arranged in a plane parallel with the rails for braeing said frames together, and means for securing said braces or rods, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a railway-car truck, of side frames, a central connecting bar or bolster, a pair of diagonal braces or rods, the vertical columns of the side frames having means to receive the ends of the diagonal rods, and securing devices, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a railway-car truck, of the side frames, A, for carrying the axlejournal boxes, the bolster B, and channel-bar 0, connecting the said side frames together, and the diagonal braces G, provided with nuts 9, and arranged in a plane parallel with the rails for resisting the twisting strains, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. WM. H. MONTZ. Witnesses:

G. M. SWEENY, F. KERSOHNER. 

